Guiding method for photographing panorama image

Abstract

A guiding method for photographing a panorama image is described. A motion vector between a current position of an alignment image in a real-time image and a joint position of the alignment image in the real-time image, and a direction indicator relative to the motion vector is displayed, such that when the digital camera device displays the real-time image, the digital camera device may display the direction indicator to guide a photographing position of a next image for a user, thereby simplifying the photographing of a panorama image and greatly decreasing an incidence that the user fails to photographing a panorama image.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This non-provisional application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119(a) on Patent Application No(s). 098124336 filed in Taiwan, R.O.C. on Jul. 17, 2009, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.BACKGROUND[0002]1. Field of Invention[0003]The present invention relates to a photographing method of a digital camera device, and more particularly, to a guiding method for photographing a panorama image.[0004]2. Related Art[0005]A panorama image aims to present a wide view, thus simulating scenery experience at about 160 degrees as can be seen by human eyes. An image of a common size is an area cut from the scenery. In comparison, a common image is more like an area to which human eyes pay attention, and a panorama image preferably enables a viewer to experience the environment at that time. The manner of making a panorama image is capturing a plurality of continuous images of the same size in a same scene, and joining t...

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Benefits of technology

[0013]Therefore, the user determines whether to photograph or not by observing the direction indicator, thus enabling the camera module to photograph the scenery in front of the digital camera device to acquire the second image.

[0016]To sum up, the guiding method for photographing a panorama image according to the present invention is applied in the digital camera device. When a panorama image is being photographed, after one image is photographed, the digital camera device is able to output a suggesting signal, that is, a direction indicator (and a sound suggestion or vibration) to guide a position of photographing a next image for a user, thus simplifying the photographing of the panorama image and greatly decreasing an incidence that the user fails to photograph the panorama image.

Problems solved by technology

Such a manner is quite difficult for ordinary users.

On one hand, the user needs professional photographing techniques; otherwise, subsequent image joining may become more difficult or effects are undesirable.

However, in such a method, the user needs to superpose an alignment image and a real-time image to capture a plurality of continuous images.

This process challenges the alignment capability of a user.

The selected image might not be at a best alignment position due to errors made by human eyes, so the generated alignment error also influences a result of subsequent panorama joining Even though the user superposes the alignment image and the real-time image perfectly, when photographing, the digital camera device may still be shaken due to an action of pushing a shutter, thus causing the failure of the alignment at the instant of photographing, and the failure of the photographing of a panorama image.

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